Album dossier / 1986
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force · Hip-Hop/Electro
A collection of Afrika Bambaataa's genre-defining early-80s singles, built around the 1982 landmark 'Planet Rock,' which fused a re-recorded Kraftwerk melody with 808 drum machines to invent electro and lay groundwork for Miami bass, Detroit techno, and freestyle.
Record facts
- Label
- Tommy Boy Records
- Producer
- Arthur Baker, John Robie
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- Planet Rock
- Looking for the Perfect Beat
- Renegades of Funk
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Last enriched: 2026-08-23